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    This document provides an introduction to basic search and rescue techniques for lay rescuers. It outlines the three key steps of search and rescue: size up, search, and rescue. Size up involves assessing risk and determining the best plan of action. Search is locating victims and documenting their locations. Rescue involves extricating and moving victims to safety. The document emphasizes prioritizing rescuer safety and helping the greatest number of people.

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    This document provides an introduction to basic search and rescue techniques for lay rescuers. It outlines the three key steps of search and rescue: size up, search, and rescue. Size up involves assessing risk and determining the best plan of action. Search is locating victims and documenting their locations. Rescue involves extricating and moving victims to safety. The document emphasizes prioritizing rescuer safety and helping the greatest number of people.

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    This document provides an introduction to basic search and rescue techniques for lay rescuers. It outlines the three key steps of search and rescue: size up, search, and rescue. Size up involves assessing risk and determining the best plan of action. Search is locating victims and documenting their locations. Rescue involves extricating and moving victims to safety. The document emphasizes prioritizing rescuer safety and helping the greatest number of people.

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    Basic Search and Rescue

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    This document provides an introduction to basic search and rescue techniques for lay rescuers. It outlines the three key steps of search and rescue: size up, search, and rescue. Size up involves assessing risk and determining the best plan of action. Search is locating victims and documenting their locations. Rescue involves extricating and moving victims to safety. The document emphasizes prioritizing rescuer safety and helping the greatest number of people.

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    The key takeaways are that search and rescue involves searching for and providing aid to people in need of assistance. The primary principles are maintaining rescuer safety, rescuing the greatest number of people in the shortest time, and rescuing lightly trapped victims first.

    The three basic steps of search and rescue are size up, search, and rescue.

    L.A.S.T. stands for locate, access, stabilize, and transport, which are the key components of search and rescue.

    BASIC SEARCH

    AND RESCUE
    An Introduction to Lay Rescuers
    CONCEPT OF SEARCH AND RESCUE
    Search and Rescue is a science of searching for
    and providing aid and/or rescue of persons
    who are, or thought to be in need of assistance.
    Basic Search and Rescue
    Primary principles of search and rescue
    The primary principles of search and rescue are
    as follows:
    • Maintain rescuer safety at all times.
    • Rescue the greatest number of people in the
    shortest amount of time.
    • Rescue the lightly trapped victims first.
    The Three Basic Key Steps
    of Search and Rescue
    Search and rescue consists of three different
    steps that must be planned carefully and
    practiced in advance.
    • Size up
    • Search
    • Rescue
    Step 1: Size up
    SIZE UP – involves assessing the situation and
    determining what one is going to do and if yes,
    then how. The decision whether to attempt a
    rescue should be based on:
    – The risks involved.
    – Achievement of the overall goal of doing the
    greatest good for the greatest number.
    Step 2: Search
    SEARCH – involves locating victims and
    documenting their location.
    Step 3: Rescue
    RESCUE – involves the procedures and methods
    of extricating and moving victims to safety.
    7 Steps of SAR
    Step 1: Gather facts.
    Step 2: Assess damage (to structure, etc.).
    Step 3: Identify your resources.
    Step 4: Establish the rescue priorities.
    Step 5: Develop a rescue plan.
    Step 6: Conduct the rescue.
    Step 7: Evaluate your progress.
    Each of the steps will provide information
    that may be critical to search and rescue
    efforts.
    SAR and the L.A.S.T.
    Philosophy

    L - OCATE
    A - CCESS
    S - TABILISE
    T - RANSPORT
    Locate
    A search function and involves
    identifying and locating
    victims, as well as
    documenting their location.
    Necessitates physically
    looking for the subject.
    Access
    Generally, a rescue
    consideration and involves
    procedures and methods to
    extricate victims
    Stabilize
    The medical
    component of
    SEARCH AND
    RESCUE.
    Transport
    The transfer of
    subject to
    definitive care.
    Priorities in SAR
     You (the rescuer)
     Your companion (fellow
    rescuers)
     The casualty (victim)

    When the rescuers are threatened, the focus of


    effort changes from the victim to the problems
    with the rescuers.
    “Do the greatest good for
    the greatest number of
    people.”
    The Components of SAR
    Rescuers include
    trained personnel and
    volunteers. Ability of
    the rescuer to perform
    his/her job efficient
    and effective.
    Tools depend on their
    availability and the needs of
    the situation. For example,
    storm or earthquake damage
    may require tools for lifting
    debris whereas flood
    damage may require boats,
    ropes, and PFD’s.
    Time may be very limited for
    some victims. The first 24
    hours after a disaster has been
    called the “Golden Day,” that
    period during which injured or
    trapped victims have an 80
    percent chance of survival if
    rescued.
    Key considerations
    Survey the site
    At the disaster site, there are chances of
    fire, hanging electric wire, falling objects, etc.
    which are threat to rescuer, victim as well as by
    standers.
    Key considerations
    • What has happened, what is occurring and
    what is likely to happen.
    • Bystanders at the scene can help rescuers by
    taking care of casualties, calling ambulance,
    Fire Services Department, Police Force or
    finding out anything available at the scene for
    rescuing causalities.
    Key considerations
    • Rescuers should listen carefully the call for help
    such as scream, moan and cry of casualties.
    • Call the missing person by name or in case,
    rescuer doesn’t know the name of missing
    person, call ‘Is anybody there?’ After call, wait for
    some time to get response before giving the next
    call.
    • When search is at night, keep the lantern/lamp
    below waist level.
    Tips
    • Use hand whenever possible for search.
    Spades to be used cautiously to avoid
    inadvertently injuring a casualty.
    • Rescuer should not become victim in a rescue
    operation.

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